Race office officials at Saratoga Casino Hotel have drawn the post positions for the $260,000 Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace, which will feature aged pacing dynamo Wiggle It Jiggleit this Saturday night (July 23).
A field of eight will contest the eighth annual edition of the stakes which honours the memory of Joe Gerrity Jr. and his many contributions to the Standardbred industry.
Wiggle It Jiggleit has drawn Post 5 and will be steered by his regular pilot, Montrell Teague. The career winner of 32 of 41 races is trained by Clyde Francis for George Teague Jr. Inc. (of Harrington, Delaware) and Teague Racing Partnership (Boynton Beach, Florida).
Bit Of A Legend N (Jordan Stratton) has drawn the coveted Post 1, while Doctor Butch (PP2, Tim Tetrick) and All Bets Off (PP3, Matt Kakaley) will start to his immediate outside.
Artistic Major (PP4, Tim Tetrick), Sunfire Blue Chip (PP6, Mark MacDonald), Cooperstown (PP7, Mark MacDonald) and P H Supercam (PP8, Jason Bartlett) round out the field.
The dash has been carded as Race 7, which carries an estimated post time of 9:05 p.m.
Saratoga’s 14-dash Saturday program has a first-race post time of 7:05 p.m.
$260,000 Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace
(PP – Horse – Listed Driver – Trainer)
1 – Bit Of A Legend N – J. Stratton – P. Tritton
2 – Doctor Butch – Ti. Tetrick – L. Toscano
3 – All Bets Off – M. Kakaley - R. Burke
4 – Artistic Major – Ti. Tetrick - S. Elliott
5 – Wiggle It Jiggleit – M. Teague – C. Francis
6 – Sunfire Blue Chip – Ma. MacDonald – J. Takter
7 – Cooperstown – Ma. MacDonald – D. Renaud
8 – P H Supercam – J. Bartlett – J. Bamond Jr.